The victim mentality may be the last uncomplicated thing about life in America. Anna Quindlen americalifementality Change image and share on social
Ignorant free speech often works against the speaker. That is one of several reasons why it must be given rein instead of suppressed. Anna Quindlen freeignorantreason Change image and share on social
The problem... is emblematic of what hasn't changed during the equal opportunity revolution of the last 20 years. Doors opened; opportunities evolved. Law, institutions, corporations moved forward. But many minds did not. Anna Quindlen changecorporationdoor share on social
New York City has finally hired women to pick up the garbage, which makes sense to me, since, as I've discovered, a good bit of being a woman consists of picking up garbage. Anna Quindlen bitecityconsist Change image and share on social
There is a lot of talk now about metal detectors and gun control. Both are good things. But they are no more a solution than forks and spoons are a solution to world hunger. Anna Quindlen controldetectorfork Change image and share on social
In the family sandwich, the older people and the younger ones can recognize one another as the bread. Those in the middle are, for a time, the meat. Anna Quindlen breadfamilymeat Change image and share on social
I don't have to listen to the Gospel on Sunday to know the stories of the New Testament. They inform so much of what I write that they're practically like a news scrim that goes through my brain 24/7. Anna Quindlen braingospelinform Change image and share on social
The greatest public health threat for many American women is the men they live with. Anna Quindlen americangreathealth Change image and share on social
I once wanted to be a personage. Now I am comfortable being a person. Anna Quindlen comfortablepersonpersonage Change image and share on social
The issue is privacy. Why is the decision by a woman to sleep with a man she has just met in a bar a private one, and the decision to sleep with the same man for $100 subject to criminal penalties? Anna Quindlen barcriminaldecision Change image and share on social